Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by sjwgjnj on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:18PM
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Because it’s another nonsensical “think of the children” argument for why nothing should ever change. Your comment really deserves nothing more than an eye roll emoji, but HN doesn’t support them.
Reasonable accommodations absolutely should be made for children that need them.
But also just because you’re a bad parent and think the rules don’t apply to you doesn’t mean your crappy kid gets to cheat.
Parents are the absolute worst snowflakes.
Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by danadam on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:23PM
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> Your comment really deserves nothing more than an eye roll emoji, but HN doesn’t support them.
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Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by bmacho on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:46PM
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There is -.-" for exasperation/annoyance
Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by wredcoll on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:10PM
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It's a question that's too vague to be usefully answered especially on a forum like this.
There's not such thing as "disabled people who can't write well", there's individuals with specific problems and needs.
Maybe there's jessica who lost her right hand and is learning to write with the left who gets extra time. Maybe there's joe who has some form of nerve issue and uses a specialized pen that helps cancel out tremors. Maybe sarah is blind and has an aide who writes it or is allowed to use a keyboard or or or...
Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by zajio1am on Sunday February 01, 2026 @02:45PM
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There is a specific condition called dysgraphia that pretty much fits descripion "can't write well".
Re:English professors double down on requiring printed copie...
by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday February 01, 2026 @12:23PM
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In the context of the immediate problems of AI in education, it's not a relevant thing to bring up. Finding ways for students with disabilities to succeed in higher education has been something that institutions have been handling for many decades now. The one I attended had well defined policies for faculty and specialist full time staff plus facilities whose sole purpose was to provide appropriate accommodations to such students and that was long, long ago. There will undoubtedly be some kind of role in the future for AI as well but current students with disabilities are not being left high and dry without it.
It's embarrassing to see this question downvoted on here. It's a valid question, there's a valid answer, and accessibility helps everyone.